Luminarium
Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature
This site provides a selection of major authors and works associated with English literature, ranging from Geoffrey Chaucer to Sir Isaac Newton. Each author's page contains online texts of the author's works, essays about the author and...
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Simonds History of American Literature
This site presents the full text of the "Simonds History of American Literature." This detailed reference book explores the literature in early colonial times, the eighteenth century, the beginning of the nineteenth century, the New...
Luminarium
Luminarium: English Literature: Early 17th Century: Works of Richard Lovelace
This site contains links to texts of many works by Richard Lovelace. "The world will have forgotten all the great masterpieces of literature when it forgets Lovelace's three verses to Lucasta on his going to the wars." --Thomas Aldrich
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Early Quaker Literature
A survey of the Quaker writers from the Colonial period extracted from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anglo Saxon: The Dream of the Rood
This lesson focuses on the Early English poem "The Dream of the Rood" which tells the story of the crucifixion of Christ from the cross's point of view. It features a video of the Ruthwell Cross that is inscripted with a section of the...
University of Virginia
Univ. Of Virginia: Leo Tolstoy: Childhood and Early Manhood
The Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia has provided the full text of Paul (Pavel) Birukoff's book entitled "Leo Tolstoy: Childhood and Early Manhood."
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anglo Saxon Literature
This lesson focuses on Anglo-Saxon Literature including the importance of the monks who listened to the stories and poems and wrote them down and the two nonfiction pieces that had an impact on creation of the written language: The...
Washington State University
Washington State University: American Literature
A comprehensive site devoted to American literature compiled by a professor of English at Washington State University. Includes an alphabetical index of American authors, with links to biographical information, works online, critical...
Luminarium
Luminarium: English Literature: Early 17th Century: Henry Vaughan
Click through this site to find a brief biography of Henry Vaughan, a chronology of his life, links to his works, and essays about his works.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1953
The Nobel Foundation offers information about Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965 CE) who earned the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Emma by Jane Austen
You can read the entire novel at this site from the University of Virginia, as well as view page images from an early edition of the work. Downloadable.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Early English Comedy
Short discussion of John Heywood and his role in the development of English comedy. Includes some info on Heywood's plays.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Essays and Research on the Renaissance
Use this comprehensive site to learn more about English Renaissance Literature. This site is a gold mine of information. It has several essays that illuminate this genre. Find out more about this period in literature through this...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: The Romantic Revival Austen
From the Cambridge History of Literature, provides analysis of the life, novels, and early works of Jane Austen.
Sonoma State University
Berkeley Digital Library: Dutch Courage
Berkeley Digital Library provides this collection of early works published after Jack London's death. It has a preface by his wife.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Ben Jonson. Vol. 6. The Drama to 1642,
Research Ben Jonson through his character and friends, his early life, his plays and other works, prosperity, and maturity.
Other
The Confederation Poets: Charles G. D. Roberts (1860 1943)
A great site on Confederation poet, Charles G. D. Roberts. Contains criticism ("Charles G. D. Roberts and William Wilfred Campbell as Canadian Tour Guides" and "Symboliste Elements in the Early Short Stories of Gilbert Parker, Charles...
Other
University of Western Ontario: Early Writing in Canada: Canadian Poetry
Collection of poetry and writing encompasses several centuries of Canadian literary production. Many of the writers are well-known historical figures, including explorers, such as Samuel Hearne, whose travel diaries are excerpted here....
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Zora Neale Hurston
This site provides information and activities focused around Zora Neale Hurston's life and work. Check out this site featuring links to several sites focused on Hurston's work.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Native Voices
This unit features the rich oral tradition of Native Americans storytelling in various genres predating the introduction and influence of English writings, bringing three contemporary authors to light. RI.11-12.8 seminal U.S. texts,...
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: Jules Verne, "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
This site has links to the full text from the University of Virginia of Jules Verne's science fiction work "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
Sacred Text Archive
Ista: Complete Corpus of Anglo Saxon Poetry
The Internet Sacred Text Archive offers the Complete Corpus of Anglo Saxon Poetry. All of the titles link to primary documents, written in their original language.
Curated OER
English Literature: Early 17th Century: The Life of Ben Jonson
Substantial biographical sketch of Renaissance poet and playwright, Ben Jonson. Includes some information on his plays, "Volpone," and "The Alchemist."
British Library
British Library: Shakespeare in Quarto
The very first printed versions of Shakespeare's works are available here at the British Library for looking at, comparing and examining. Also includes valuable links about Shakespeare's plays as they have been performed through the years.